CALGARY, March 5 /CNW/ - Advantage Energy Income Fund ("Advantage" or the
"Fund") (AVN.UN - TSX, AAV - NYSE) announced today the exercise of the
over-allotment option ("Over-Allotment Option) granted to the underwriting
syndicate, led by RBC Capital Markets as sole bookrunner and BMO Nesbitt Burns
Inc. as co-lead manager and including CIBC World Markets Inc., National Bank
Financial Inc., Scotia Capital Inc., Canaccord Capital Corporation,
FirstEnergy Capital Corp., Raymond James Ltd., Sprott Securities Inc. and
Tristone Capital Inc. (collectively, the "Underwriters"), in connection with
the Fund's previously announced bought deal financing, which closed on
February 14, 2007.
    Pursuant to the Over-Allotment Option, the Underwriters are purchasing an
additional 800,000 trust units of the Trust at a price of Cdn$12.80 per trust
unit, raising the total gross proceeds of the previously announced financing
to approximately Cdn$110 million. Closing is expected to occur on March 7,
2007.
    The net proceeds of the Offering will initially be used to repay
indebtedness outstanding as at October 31, 2006 and to subsequently fund
capital and general corporate expenditures.
    The Units have not been and will not be registered under the U.S.
Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act") and may not be offered or sold in the
United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the
registration requirements of the 1933 Act.

    Advisory
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statements. These statements relate to future events or our future
performance. All statements other than statements of historical fact may be
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and unknown risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond Advantage's
control, including: the impact of general economic conditions; industry
conditions; changes in laws and regulations including the adoption of new
environmental laws and regulations and changes in how they are interpreted and
enforced; fluctuations in commodity prices and foreign exchange and interest
rates; stock market volatility and market valuations; volatility in market
prices for oil and natural gas; liabilities inherent in oil and natural gas
operations; uncertainties associated with estimating oil and natural gas
reserves; competition for, among other things, capital, acquisitions, of
reserves, undeveloped lands and skilled personnel; incorrect assessments of
the value of acquisitions; changes in income tax laws or changes in tax laws
and incentive programs relating to the oil and gas industry and income trusts;
geological, technical, drilling and processing problems and other difficulties
in producing petroleum reserves; and obtaining required approvals of
regulatory authorities. Advantage's actual results, performance or achievement
could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, such
forward-looking statements and, accordingly, no assurances can be given that
any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire
or occur or, if any of them do, what benefits that Advantage will derive from
them. Except as required by law, Advantage undertakes no obligation to
publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.

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